The Journey Continues: The Word That Dripped Into My Soul
"I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you." — Psalm 119:11, ESV "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God." — Colossians 3:16, ESV I have many memories of my late mother, two of which, at first, seem oddly connected: making coffee and singing hymns and anthems. When I was young, young enough to still need a nightlight in my bedroom, my mom would sing great hymns of the faith from a worn and tattered hymnal as she put me to sleep. Over the years, those hymns became part of me, their words lodging somewhere deep inside, bolstering me even decades later when life's troubles seemed overwhelming. It reminds me of one of my other memories of her. Whenever we had company over for dinner she'd set up the Melitta coffee maker, dump the coffee grounds into the filter, and pour hot water over the g...
